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[h3][center][i]Riverside Workshop, Southern Moor[/i][/center][/h3]
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[color=aad9f2]"Thank you. This is probably the last real moment of rest I'll have for a while, so I appreciate it."[/color] Making sure the door was shut behind her, Fiore sighed, taking a seat and tilting her head at the tea set. Even though Caster was working alone here, he had..? [color=aad9f2]"Ah, it seems like you have plenty of useful attributes."[/color]

Adding a bit of sugar, the magus took a cup. The ability to calculate the future was something that could be crucially useful in its own way. [color=aad9f2]"Even if I had summoned some legend like Achilles, there's nothing he would be able to do except go head-to-head with the enemy. The direct approach won't always work, especially against monsters like the Three Families of Fuyuki."[/color]

The tea was good... Of the various leaves brought from Trifas, he had even calculated which brand she most liked to drink on days preceding stressful undertakings. Yeah, this was a Servant she could work well with, even if he was a little odd at times. Of course, if his mind was that sharp... [color=aad9f2]"Can you tell I'm trying to praise you?"[/color] Fiore let out a quiet, awkward laugh, and tried to smile. [color=aad9f2]"Sorry. It's because next I'm going to start working you as hard as possible. That 'Enchant' ability of yours is only as strong as the man-hours you put into it, right?"[/color]

[i]Resting her feet but not her mind[/i] had definitely been the best way to put it. Since the moment she had confirmed Carroll possessed the same sort of ability that Shakespeare was known for winning subspecies wars with, her mind had been at work trying to figure out the best way to apply it. While over half the shelves in the room were filled with literature of Caster's choice, two short cabinets near the window had been filled by Fiore personally--and every book inside was completely blank. An author needed somewhere to write, after all.

[color=aad9f2]"I have to focus on my own craft, so I can't hold your hand through this part. The items in question will be sent up here individually."[/color] Fiore was the sort of person who often came off as inexperienced and overly kind, but if Caster was so good at calculating, he damn well better have been able to calculate that she wasn't about to let him slack off.

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[h3][center][i]Miyama Town[/i][/center][/h3]
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There was really no time for slacking off, apparently.

It would have been pleasant to walk through Japanese streets on his own two feet again after nearly 200 years, but Lancer wasn't in material form. He followed his Master as the wind, passing through buildings and cars, focusing primarily on detecting the presence of any nearby Servants while giving a half-thought to the mage's mutterings about Japanese culture.

His Master was obviously prepared to fight in the Grail War itself, but Lancer couldn't help but feel that he wasn't particularly ready to operate in this country. [color=fad54d][i][b]"We like them because they kill bugs and ward away sickness. If people knew there were mages peeping through the little critters' eyes, they might think twice."[/b][/i][/color] It must have truly appeared to any outsider that the foreigner was talking to himself, because Raiden's voice was only audible inside his Master's own mind. He was still unsure exactly what sort of man he was dealing with, so he actually put a bit of energy into explaining this. [color=fad54d][i][b]"Finding a gecko in your home's a sign of good fortune, and you should never ever kill one or drive it away. If you don't know stuff like that, Master, then I should be doing the shopping in your stead!"[/b][/i][/color]

The Lancer's invisible presence followed Berzinsky as he moved away from the small businesses and into the housing section of Miyama town. Even in the hour since they had first started pet-shopping, the energy of the city had changed and grown stronger. Most of them weren't close enough to be fully made out, but more Masters had definitely summoned their Servants during that time. The tournament would be starting soon.

[color=fad54d][i][b]"...We have a lot of matches ahead of us."[/b][/i][/color]

He wasn't exactly groaning. Judging by his tone, Raiden was looking forward to them.

[color=fad54d][i][b]"Before the evening rush starts, tell me something, boss."[/b][/i][/color] He continued, not sure if this was some kind of sore spot for the man. [color=fad54d][i][b]"Why lizards? No matter how you look at it, you're even more into them than we are."[/b][/i][/color]

Some people just had their weird obsessions, right?